Jarrod Bowen takes on former Hull City defender James Chester, the captain of Aston Villa

Hull City's six match winning run in the Championship looked on course to become seven when leading by two goals, but it wasn't to be for the Tigers as Aston Villa came back to earn a deserved draw. But while the winning run is over, the unbeaten run continues and a point was enough to lift City up to eighth in the league table.

That's the good news, the bad is that Jordy de Wijs picked up an injury which saw him depart the game early and which will cause some concern to head coach Nigel Adkins, who is short on cover at centre back following Tommy Elphick's return to Villa. A deal for Cardiff City's Matthew Connolly isn't dead, but City's need for reinforcements has been highlighted further by this latest injury.

We'll have more on all this, reaction and analysis to yesterday's game and ore in our live blog beow.

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Thats all from us

That’s as far as we go today, so thank you for being with us and a reminder we’ll be back from first thing in morning with the latest news from Hull City and across the Championship.

We’ll leave you with a round-up of some of today’s headlines.

Tottenham Hotspur sent a scout to watch Jarrod Bowen’s goal-scoring performance at Aston Villa yesterday and are willing to pay £15m for him, according to a report in The Sun.

Jarrod Bowen of Hull City celebrates after scoring his team's first goal against Sheffield Wednesday

Hull City boss Nigel Adkins fears Jordy de Wijs could miss the next two weeks with a calf injury, a blow that will hasten the need to find fresh defensive cover in the January transfer market.

Hull City centre back Jordy de Wijs (Image: Focus)

Evandro celebrates in front of the Aston Villa fans after netting his third goal of the season for Hull City

Hull City and Evandro are approaching a crossroads. The playmaker signed from Porto two years ago sees his contract expire this summer and as the months tick down it remains unclear if an extension will be forthcoming.

On days such as these the temptation must be to let Evandro draw up his own new deal.

Hull City boss Nigel Adkins is performing miracles at the club and should be considered as manager of the season so far according to former Tiger Liam Rosenior.

Speaking on Sky Sports’ EFL review, Rosenior paid tribute to the work being done by Adkins to guide City to eighth in the league table, operating against a backdrop of apathy and with off field problems which Rosenior is well aware of.

Hull City manager Nigel Adkins (left) talks to Jarrod Bowen

On the balance of what was lost and gained, it ought to have been Hull City ’s 1,500 travelling supporters that trudged out of Villa Park kicking stones in frustration.

A 2-0 lead and a position of dominance had been surrendered in this grand old stadium, ensuring the wait for a first win here since 1967 has added another year. Aston Villa fans, meanwhile, should have been toasting a rousing fightback and the precious point it had yielded. From down and out to all-square.

Yet this funny old division cares not for convention.

Feature analysis

Hull City players during the Championship match at Villa Park

Swanny on City’s midfield.

We know Nigel Adkins wants to bring in two or three players to help give him a little more quality and depth and that would be great, but one area which City are doing so well in right now is the midfield. It’s an area which at the start of the season I think lots of people were worried about, I know I was.

Kevin Stewart of Hull City is chased down by Birkir Bjarnason of Aston Villa

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Swanny happy to be wrong

Peter Swan says Hull City have plenty of options now in midfield with players proving him wrong

Kevin Stewart of Hull City is chased down by Birkir Bjarnason of Aston Villa

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Championship bad boys

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Championship top scorers and assists

Take a look through our interactive rankings at the top scorers, those with most assists, most chances created, shots and penalties.

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Feature analysis

On the balance of what was lost and gained, it ought to have been Hull City ’s 1,500 travelling supporters that trudged out of Villa Park kicking stones in frustration.

A 2-0 lead and a position of dominance had been surrendered in this grand old stadium, ensuring the wait for a first win here since 1967 has added another year.

Aston Villa fans, meanwhile, should have been toasting a rousing fightback and the precious point it had yielded. From down and out to all-square.

Yet this funny old division cares not for convention. The full-time whistle at the end of a 2-2 draw brought rousing applause from one corner of the Doug Ellis Stand and only moans and groans from the rest in claret and blue.

Very little stands between these two play-off hopefuls but the reactions of Saturday evening revealed outlooks in stark contrast.

Hull City players during the Championship match at Villa Park

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Setting the pace

Against Aston Villa yesterday, the strikes of Jarrod Bowen and Evandro were the 24th and 25th league goals scored by the Tigers since the start of December. Norwich, back up to second this weekend, have netted 20 in the same period but the next best after that, Swansea, can only boast 16. This prolific run has seen Adkins’ men score at least twice in every game since the 0-0 draw at home to Norwich and so long as it continues City are sure to win more than they lose.

Jarrod Bowen celebrates scoring the opening goal at Villa Park

14:31

High praise

Hull City boss Nigel Adkins is performing miracles at the club and should be considered as manager of the season so far according to former Tiger Liam Rosenior. The former City defender also analyses City’s second goal against Aston Villa.

Hull City manager Nigel Adkins (left) talks to Jarrod Bowen

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They still don't get it

12:40

Evandro, deal or no deal?

12:37

Villa reaction to draw

12:36

Nick Powell a wanted man

Sometimes in football you have to go down a division or two to find your feet and then you can start to pick yourself back up again. That looks like being the case for former Hull City striker Nick Powell who has found himself a wanted man in this transfer window.

Nick Powell of Wigan Athletic (Image: Getty)

12:22

Nice touch

Ipswich manager Paul Lambert paid for around 50 of the club’s fans to travel to their away game at Blackburn.The 49-year-old paid the £37 tickets, amounting to around £1,800, out of his own pocket as a way of “saying thanks” for the support he has received from fans.The reimbursement, offered before the journey to the game, was accompanied by an individual note signed by Lambert on each of the fans’ coach seats.“On a personal note, I really appreciated the support I have received from the supporters,” the note reads. “And this is my way of saying thanks to people like you who travel all over the country to support this club.”Ipswich are bottom of the Championship and suffered a 2-0 defeat at Ewood Park, but the gesture was well received by fans.“We follow our club no matter what, so for a manager to pay out of his own pocket for one of our trips is just amazing,” Nikki Sapsed, one of the travelling Ipswich fans, told the Press Association. “Words can’t describe this gesture.”

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Speaking of Evandro

Here’s what he had to say to the press last week on loving life in England.

I’ve really liked my time here . I’ve learned so much with my family. I’ve got two daughters and now in my house she prefers to speak English rather than Portuguese. Then I learn a lot with her.

I really like to live in England. It has been a very nice experience. Not just for me but my family as well. I have learned another language but to play in England is also a dream for every player. I’m just trying to enjoy this time.

When I came to England the first six months was very tough for me. The communication, the relationships with my team-mates but it’s different now. It’s much better.

Evandro celebrates in front of the Aston Villa fans after netting his third goal of the season for Hull City

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Evandro's impact

Hull City and Evandro are approaching a crossroads. The playmaker signed from Porto two years ago sees his contract expire this summer and as the months tick down it remains unclear if an extension will be forthcoming.

On days such as these the temptation must be to let Evandro draw up his own new deal.